Joining the World Religious Tourism Network responds to a shared vision: to promote the professionalisation of the sector, to foster international cooperation and to position religious tourism as a driving force for intercultural understanding. This network, which brings together institutions, operators, destinations and experts from all over the world, represents a space for dialogue and growth in which Ideatur will be able to contribute its extensive experience and continue learning alongside the main players in the field.
‘For us it is an honour to join a network that promotes the values we have been cultivating for years: faith, respect, knowledge and hospitality. On each trip we seek to generate transforming and humanising experiences that connect people with their roots, with history and with others,’ Ideatur points out.
A trajectory built on faith and culture
Over four decades, Ideatur has opened roads and designed routes that today form part of the collective imagination of thousands of travellers. From the legendary Silk Road to little explored routes such as Albania, Lebanon or the Ivory Coast, the agency has been synonymous with openness, quality and detail.
Its pilgrimage division, structured around the brands Fe Viajera and Mundo Peregrino, offers a unique catalogue that ranges from great European sanctuaries to biblical enclaves in the Holy Land, Dominican routes, and spiritual circuits through America, Asia and Africa. Each proposal integrates not only the devotional aspects of each destination, but also its cultural, historical and human richness.
In addition, Ideatur has been present at key moments in the recent history of the Church, organising trips to beatifications, canonisations, Jubilee Years and World Youth Days (WYD), always with special attention to the comfort and accessibility of pilgrims, regardless of their age or condition.
The catalogue of Fe Viajera includes national destinations such as Montilla, Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela and Caravaca de la Cruz, as well as Dominican and monastic routes throughout Spain. In the international sphere, the Holy Land and Jordan, as well as routes through Italy, Medjugorje, France, Poland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, the Balkans and the Baltic countries stand out. The offer also includes itineraries in the Mediterranean (Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Tunisia), Scandinavia (in the footsteps of St. Bridget and St. Olaf), and major long-distance Marian pilgrimages. All these programmes are designed with an integrative approach that allows the traveller to discover the spiritual and cultural dimension of each place, favouring personal growth and living together as a group.
A shared future
With this incorporation, Ideatur reinforces its leadership as a reference point for religious tourism in Spain and Europe. Its union with the World Religious Tourism Network opens up new possibilities for collaboration, training and innovation, always with the aim of contributing to a more humane, spiritual and transformative tourism.
‘We will continue walking with our pilgrims, discovering new horizons and sharing the most important journey: the journey of the soul,’ the agency concludes.
